Business Anthropology

The Basics
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-032-41608-3
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 210 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 231 g

Reihe: The Basics

Business Anthropology: The Basics is an accessible and engaging introductory text organized around key issues in the field. It introduces readers to the application of anthropological theory and practice to real world examples in industry and will assist students in developing awareness, skill, and perspectives to help address real life situations they encounter in the world.

Topics covered include:

- Defining applied, design and digital anthropology

- Explaining key research methods and approaches used in industry, government, and non-profit sectors

- Investigating issues internal to an organization that assist in managing change

- Covering topics like marketing communications, user experience, product development and entrepreneurship

- Explaining ways for organizations to partner and interact with communities, economics and politics to implement change

- Discussing approaches to encourage public conversation about social issues

Business Anthropology: The Basics is an essential read for students and faculty approaching the subject for the first time.

Zielgruppe

Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

De Waal Malefyt, Timothy

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction to Business Anthropology

2. Methodologies of Cultural Analysis

3. Anthropology in Consumer Research

4. Organizational Anthropology

5. Design Anthropology

6. A Digital Anthropology approach to Culture

7. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Timothy de Waal Malefyt is Clinical Professor of Marketing at the Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University, New York. A trained anthropologist with over 15 years of corporate experience in advertising firms, he teaches consumer insights and business anthropology to help students understand issues and solve problems.